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Case No. 22747Assault · Co. Dublin · 20 Jan 2023

Mountjoy prisoner allegedly attacked prison officer after Croke Park match

A prisoner at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin allegedly elbowed and spat at a prison officer on the D3 West landing while still wearing GAA gear from a football match at Croke Park. The prisoner failed a drugs test and is set to lose his enhanced prisoner status in the disciplinary process.

  1. Reported23 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe prisoner allegedly elbowed and spat at a prison officer (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe prisoner was still wearing his GAA match gear at the time of the incident (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatA football game took place between Mountjoy inmates and another team at Croke Park earlier that week (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe inmate who carried out the alleged attack was involved in the Croke Park event (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe prisoner was tested for drugs following the incident and failed the test (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe prisoner was moved out of the D3 West landing on Friday night and segregated from others (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe prisoner is set to lose his status as an enhanced prisoner in the disciplinary process (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatBeing allowed out from Mountjoy to participate in the GAA event was one of the perks of enhanced prisoner status (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatAround 200 people were invited to watch the GAA event (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at around 2.30pm on Friday 20 January 2023 (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationA major line of inquiry is whether drugs were left for the prisoner in and around Croke Park and smuggled back into the prison (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherRetired Dublin inter-county footballer Philly McMahon has helped with prisoners in Mountjoy for some years (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jan2023
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Mountjoy prisoner allegedly attacked officer after Croke Park match

    Initial report of the alleged assault; investigation ongoing with drugs as a major line of inquiry; prisoner segregated and facing disciplinary process to lose enhanced status.

    suspect, malevictim, male